Machine for washing hats in the process of manufacture



(No Model.) E. B. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR WASHING HATS IN THE PROGESS OF MANUFACTURE. N0. Z78,46'?. Patented May 29,1883.

Invavnlor:

College Hill, in, the

(UNITED S PATENT OFFICE.

1 EDMUND B. TAYLOR, on ooLLEeE HILL, MASSACHUSETTS MACHINEFOR WA SHING HATS IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,467, dated May 29, 1883,

Application filed January 30,,1se3. (No modeLi To all whom it may concern; k

Be it known that I, EDMUND B. TAYLOR, of township of Medford, in the countyof MiddleseX and State of Massachusetts, have invented a newand useful Machinefor Washing Hats mthe Process of.

Manufacture; and the following is a full,,clear,

and exact description thereof, reference being i had to the accompanying drawings, of which-- Figure l is a perspective vijemand Fig.2 is a side elevation, similar I letters referring to corresponding parts.

. The object of myinvention means of washing hatssimple, and more economicalfthan any ployed, andalthough designed of washing hats it is obvious is to provide a more effectual, heretofore emfor the purpose used for washing other fabrics as well.

i any other in the fur-hat factories. 1 ing out the soap used in felting the much more water than the falling-mill, and

its

At present hats are washed in afullinginill, which is known in the factoriesas afpusher.

.In this machine the beatersswing back and forth against'the hats, which are placed in 'eitheror both ends of the machine.

For washgeneral use in the and is foundnoftener than ing hats this machine is in wool-hat factories,

V hats this machine will full or shrink them, the. action of the machine being the same whetherusedas a falling-mill or as a washer.. The only difference isthat as a washer more water is used. In my machine the tank is large and holds while'the action of the falling-mill is to corn press the mass of hats operated on, the action of my machine is to separate and keep them apart, and by'this method the fullingor shrinking of the hats is entirely prevented. y, The action of the fulling-mill when full of water, as

it must be when used as a washer, will throw the soapy water away from it in all directions, while in-my machine the action is rotary and regular, and the. tank is so constructed that the water can all escape in one direction, so that it is much more convenient to use. Another result of having a large quantity of water in rapid rotation with the hats is that they are more evenly andthoroughly washed, thus producing a better result than any other machine. My machine does not require more than half the power to run it, and it will do more work per day than the falling-mill commonlyused for washing hats, making it a more economical machine to use, both as regards 1abor and power.

that it may be In wash- I Inthedrawings,Aisatank,ofwhichoneside, toward which the surface wateris driven, is made lower than the other sides, so that the soapy or dirty the top in the operation of washing, asuitable and convenient on be at once removed. ,7

B is a shaft, to one end of which the pulley G isiattached for the purpose of turning the paddle-wheel whenever power is applied for that purpose.

G is a square piece of wood firmly bolted to the shaft B.

Thepaddles D D are. securely fastened to the square piece of wood 0 with wooden pins, so that the working-surfaces of the paddle .wlieel may be made perfectly smooth. This method of construction. also gives a peculiar form to thepaddle-wheel, as shown in the drawings, Fig. l, which form [regard a feature of the invention. i

E E are the bearings of the shaft B.

F is a plank placed in the lower corner of the tank in order to make the bottom some what round. i

Pipes for snpplving water may be arranged may have tlet, and thereby in any convenient manner.

In use thehats are placed in the tank, which is then tilled with water, and power applied to turn the paddle-wheel which causes the entire contents of the tank to revolve. By this operation the water is constantl" forced through and around the hats, which continually change their places in relation to each other, and are rapidly cleansed in a complete and satisfactory manner.

What I claim as new, and des-i re to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hat-washing machine, the combination of a tank'constructed with one side lower than the others, for the purpose set forth, and a prismatic agitator the side faces of which are extended so as to form projecting blades, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a hat-washing machine, the combination of a tank with a paddle-wheel, said paddle-wheel being substantially in the center of the tank, and having its axisin a'horizontal plane, and so arranged that it is capable of rotary motion.

Witnesses:

SAML. B. BENN,

CHAS. O. PROTHEROE.

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